California / Water Resources / Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

Job-title file

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

113 employees hold this title in Water Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $103,134, below the department median of $115,959.

Employees: 113
Total payroll: $11M
Role median: $103,134
Agency median: $115,959
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$236$131,027+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 113 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 12,490 people — is $106,510. Water Resources pays a median base salary of $113,013 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Water Resources sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,350

$81,480

$106,510

$132,770

$161,910

Water Resources median · $113,013

The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Water Resources’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Water Resources’s median base salary is 37% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,520

$64,490

$82,220

$107,970

$140,010

Water Resources median · $113,013

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 155 of 163 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Water Resources is $115,599, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) is held in 31 California departments. In Water Resources, the median of $103,134 ranks #20 of 31.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Wildlife Conservation Board

$123,423 · 11

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

$123,273 · 5

State Lands Commission

$121,824 · 14

CA. Tahoe Conservancy

$119,525 · 2

San Diego River Conservancy

$114,644 · 1

Department of Public Health

$112,102 · 35

Military Department

$111,505 · 15

Sacto-San Joaquin Delta Consv

$111,154 · 1

Water Resources Control Board

$110,011 · 54

Parks and Recreation

$109,222 · 49

Fish and Wildlife

$108,607 · 432

Transportation

$107,622 · 122

Median total compensation for the Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Senior Environmental Scientist beyond California

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $119,894 ranks #2 of 2. See Senior Environmental Scientist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$154,967 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Senior Environmental Scientistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Francisco Guzman

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$133,821

Base pay: $115,927
Overtime: $17,394
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,821
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,543
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8418400765001
Salary Total: $10,174
Total Pay: $133,821

Francisco Guzman works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Francisco earned $133,821 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Brianne Paige Sakata

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$133,247

Base pay: $126,739
Overtime: $6,258
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,247
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8427130765001
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $133,247

Brianne Paige Sakata is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,247. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Juan Arellano

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2024 total comp

$131,403

Base pay: $108,583
Overtime: $15,416
Other pay: $7,404
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,403
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Kern
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,644
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8495300765900
Salary Total: $56
Total Pay: $131,403

Juan Arellano is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $131,403. Union affiliation: R10.

Terri Ely

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$129,834

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $2,430
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,834
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8420620765001
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $129,834

Terri Ely works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Terri earned $129,834 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Adam Henderson

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$129,542

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $1,638
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,542
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Tehama
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8443000765002
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $129,542

Adam Henderson is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,542. They are represented by R10.

Cayle Little

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$128,380

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $4,957
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,380
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8416300765012
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $128,380

Cayle Little works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Cayle earned $128,380 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

William Samuels

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$128,160

Base pay: $114,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,151
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,160
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8464000765003
Salary Total: $10,678
Total Pay: $128,160

William Samuels holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,160. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Emily Alejandrino

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,705

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,705
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8418400765005
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,705

At Water Resources, Emily Alejandrino serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,705. Union affiliation: R10.

Jamie Dubay

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,654

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8401100765001
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,654

Jamie Dubay is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $127,654. Union affiliation: R10.

Gholam Shakouri

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,654

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8416300765006
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,654

Gholam Shakouri works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Gholam earned $127,654 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Kip Young

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,654

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8414860765002
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,654

Kip Young is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $127,654. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Brian Humphrey

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,629

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,629
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Tehama
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8443000765001
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,629

Brian Humphrey holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,629. They are represented by R10.

Sabrina Bell

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,512

Base pay: $117,217
Overtime: $9,111
Other pay: $1,184
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Butte
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,630
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8422600765001
Salary Total: $10,577
Total Pay: $127,512

At Water Resources, Sabrina Bell serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,512. Their bargaining unit is R10.

David Bosworth

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,404

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8403550765001
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,404

David Bosworth works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. David earned $127,404 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Theodore Swift

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$127,404

Base pay: $127,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8403400765008
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $127,404

At Water Resources, Theodore Swift serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,404. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Daniel Wisheropp

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$127,301

Base pay: $109,512
Overtime: $8,397
Other pay: $9,392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,301
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8427130765003
Salary Total: $9,126
Total Pay: $127,301

Daniel Wisheropp is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $127,301. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Jessica Boyt

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$126,990

Base pay: $126,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,990
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8444000765003
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $126,990

Jessica Boyt is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $126,990. They are represented by R10.

Curtis Yip

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$126,103

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $2,719
Other pay: $461
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,103
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8403950765001
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $126,103

Curtis Yip is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $126,103. They are represented by R10.

Mina Danieli

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$125,788

Base pay: $124,987
Overtime: $301
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,788
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8416500765090
Salary Total: $10,571
Total Pay: $125,788

Mina Danieli holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Water Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $125,788. Union affiliation: R10.

Calvin Yang

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$124,536

Base pay: $122,565
Overtime: $1,720
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,536
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8427130765002
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $124,536

Calvin Yang works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Calvin earned $124,536 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.